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No. 99,165. Patented Jan. 25, 1870.

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Letters Patent No. 99,165, dated January 25, 1870.

IMPROVED j OAD-RAIL AND BASE-PLATE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WATTS GOOKE, of the cityof Paterson, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new andnseful'Jmprovement in Endless Railroad- Rails and Base-Plates, and I dohereby declare the following to be a. full, clear, and exact descriptionof the construction and operation of the same, reference being bad tothe annexed drawings, making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of arailroad-rail, anda base-plate for its reception, so that in the eventof a break in\the rail itself, it shall, nevertheless, be retained inits proper position, thereby preventing the recurrence of such accidentsas have become so common by reason of broken and displaced rails.

In the drawings- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the rail,base-plate, and fastenings.

The rail A is made in the usual form, except in this, thaton the base ofthe mil,.on its upper side, is formed the ledge d, running the wholelength of the rail. This ledge may be formed on both sides of the1ail,.if desired.

The base-plate B is formed as shown in the drawings, and is laidcontinuously upon the line of the track, breaking joints with the railitself.

On one side a flange is turned up and bent over, as seen at B to receivethe flange of rail at its base, which fits snugly into the same.

On the opposite side, a plate, 0, of the same length as the base-plate,and in shape conforming to the baseflange of the rail,-is placed, andheld firmly in position by the spikes D, which are driven, through thebaseplate B, into the ties or sleepers of the road-bed. By thisconstruction, if a rail, from any cause, becomes broken, it is' heldfirmlyin position by reason of this mode of construction of thebase-plate and its fastenings.

B'shows a flange formed upon the base-plate, and

supports and strengthens the spike D. In practice, this may be omitted,by leaving a sufiicient space between the hole where the spike is drivenand the edge of the base-plate, as is obvious from the inspection of thedrawing.

Figure 2 is a cross-section of my invention, the same letters in eachrepresenting the same parts. I

A plain bar of iron, corresponding in length to the base-plate, may beused in place of the bar 0, as shown, it being only necessary to havethemil itself confined in such a manner, that, even if broken, it mayretain its upright position.

Bythis invention, the rails can be readily and easily removed or placedin position, by simply drawing the spikes on one side of the base-plate.

The latter is made of iron or steel, receives and adjusts the rails inline, answers all the purposes of a chair,-and tends to preventvibration of the rails, and consequent injury thereto.

I do not claim a continuous railway-chair or baseplate; but

What I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-- 1; The construction and arrangement of an endless railroad-rail andbase-plate, and supplemental plate 0, in the manner, and for the purposeherein described.

The combination of the base-plate B with a detachable bar or plate, sothat when the rail A is ap-. plied to the same, the whole may befastened and held firmly in position by the spikes I) D, in the mannerand for the purpose herein set forth.

3. The rail A, when it hasformed upon it the projection or ledge d, whencombined with the base-plate B and detachable plate 0, in the manner andfor the purpose herein described.

WATTS OOOKE. Witnesses:

JOHN Bnusn, J r., Amos Sway.

